IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR
Rajnesh Oswal, J.
Mir Arif and Ors. - Petitioners
Versus
Mughli Begum and Ors. - Respondents
MA No.124/2014
Decided On : 01-04-2022
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908-Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2- Grant of Interim injunction-Three essential requirements i.e. 1. Prima facie case, 2. Irreparable injury and 3. Balance of convenience must co-exist for issuance of interim injunction-If even one is absent, interim injunction cannot be granted-As this court has already come to conclusion that trial court has wrongly returned finding that predecessor in interest of respondent Nos. 1 to 4 has prima facie demonstrated his possession, there is no need to evaluate order for the purpose of determining balance of convenience and irreparable Injury-Order impugned passed by Principal District Judge, Badgam set aside and application for interim relief dismissed. (Paras 18, 19 and 20)
Result-Appeal allowed.
ORDER :
Rajnesh Oswal, J.
This appeal arises out of order dated 18-07-2014, (hereinafter referred to as impugned order), passed by the Principal District Judge, Badgam (hereinafter referred to as trial Court), by virtue of which the predecessor in interest of the appellants i.e. defendant No.1and respondent No.5, i.e. defendant No.2 before the trial court were restrained from causing any sort of interference into the possession of the predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos.1to 4 i.e. the plaintiff before the trial court, over the land measuring 25 kanals, comprised under different survey numbers, 1089 min. (3kanals 8 Marlas), 1091 min. (5 kanals and 7 marlas), 1901/1891/1091 min. (12 marlas), 1901/1091/1090 min. (8 marlas), 1904/1894/1855/1092 min. (3 kanals and 12 marlas), 1123 min. (2 kanals and 9 marlas), 1124 min. (2 kanals and 16 marlas), 1125 min. (10 marlas), 1130 min. (1 kanal and 12 marlas), 1131 min. (2 kanals and 5 marlas) and 1132 min. (19 marlas), situated at village Kralpora, Tehsil Chadoora, District Badgam.
2. It needs to be noted that both the original appellant, i.e. defendant No.1 in the suit and respondent No.1 i.e. the original plaintiff in the suit, have expired and their legal representatives have been brought on record vide orders dated 23/02/2017 and 18/05/2018 passed in MP No.1/2017 and MP.1/2018 respectively.
3. The order dated 18-07-2014has been assailed primarily on the ground that the learned trial court, while deciding the application filed by the predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos.1-4 for grant of interim relief, has virtually conducted a mini trial in the case and the material evidence has been completely ignored. It is stated that no person of ordinary prudence would make a gift of his property to a stranger and the story of Hiba bil Iiwazhas been negated by the contents of the plaint itself and the mutations also have been found to be a fraudulent exercise by the Enquiry Officer, resulting in to setting aside of the same by the Financial Commissioner (Revenue). In nut shell, case of the appellant is that the predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos. 1to 4 had no case for grant of interim injunction and also no balance of convenience was in his favour as well and further grant of injunction has resulted in more injury to the predecessor in interest of the appellants, who was the owner in possession of property i.e. orchard in dispute. Besides these objections, certain objections with regard to the maintainability of the suit have been raised in the present appeal, those may not be relevant for the purpose of disposal of the appeal.
4. Mr. G.A. Lone, learned counsel appearing for the appellant, vehemently argued that the predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos.1 to 4 had earlier filed two suits and as per his own admission, in paragraph 14 of the plaint, he had mentioned payment of Rs.9/- lacs as sale consideration in the earlier suit and the said admission has been sought to be withdrawn by specific averment in the plaint that the predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos.1 to 4 had wrongly referred the said amount as sale consideration in the earlier suit. He further argued that the mere perusal of the plaint would reveal that pleadings with regard to the Hiba bilIwiz is in fact the amount of the sale of the land in dispute and he further stressed that in the receipt also, relied upon by the predecessor in interest of therespondent Nos.1 to 4, the amount, allegedly received by the predecessor in interest of the appellants, has been referred to as sale consideration and that too is not in the name of predecessor in interest of the respondent Nos. 1 to 4 but the respondent No. 5. It is also contended by Mr. Lone that the suit property was in possession of predecessor in interest of the appellants, after the same was handed over to him by the Tehsildar in the year 2009. In the revenue records i.e. Record of Rights, Girdawari, the predecessor in interest of the appe
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